Muse Research

djbassay2k5 · Post by **djbassay2k5** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:12 am

okk i just had a crazy idea(could be genius), i opened up my receptor and noticed that it had a uATX mobo in it and i was wondering could i take that out(i know that i've voided my warranty) and install a different uATX mobo with higher specs? like being able to take a C2D E6600 and more than 2 gb of memory?

djbassay2k5 · Post by **djbassay2k5** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:17 am

i quess it is crazy then

ksiragusa · Post by **ksiragusa** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:00 pm

I'm sure a lot of people here would be interested in hearing the result. But, I don't think anyone will encourage you in case it blows up.

djbassay2k5 · Post by **djbassay2k5** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:38 pm

yeah, technically there should be no reason why i cant do this (physically), but I'm thinking the the Receptor os doesn't support multi core cpu's, cant address more than 2GB of ram, or is coded to run specifically on the motherboard\chipset that it came with . . . i think i should goto to muse directly with this. i afraid they were just going to ignore me, but I'd probably get a better answer from them anyway . . .

oGG · Post by **oGG** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:47 pm

I had the same idea when I first got my receptor.

I havent thought about it for a while now, but I'm sure there are some nice new motherboard candidates out there. Let me/us know if you find any.

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Olle Gustafsson

djbassay2k5 · Post by **djbassay2k5** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:43 pm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813186112 = lower end

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813121080 = Higher end

EDIT
: i read some of your info about the motherboard, and after researching i found that the A8V-VM was the only opyion also

i was wishing that i could throw in an Intel board but i guess not

EDIT

into further reading of your blog, it seem as though different chipsets, embedded hardware on the mobo can be supported by adding a linux kernel driver for it, am i correct?

oGG · Post by **oGG** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:18 pm

djbassay2k5 wrote:into further reading of your blog, it seem as though different chipsets, embedded hardware on the mobo can be supported by adding a linux kernel driver for it, am i correct?

Yes, in theory you could use whatever AMD board you want. But, since Muse haven't made the kernel source avalible (or have they?), you can't compile any drivers.

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Olle Gustafsson

djbassay2k5 · Post by **djbassay2k5** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:06 pm

oook i think i get it, even if i have access to the linux chipsets\ etc. kernels, i cant use them because i dont have the kernel\source code for the receptor OS. right?

lol\omg that sucks:bang:. well it wont make any difference if i had the source code anyway because i don't know the first about software development

i wonder if Muse is planing making the Receptor OS like FX-max. if so, then my dreams would have come true. fx max is "alright" but it doesnt have uniwire 1.1

bekenone · Post by **bekenone** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:33 pm

[quote="djbassay2k5"]oook i think i get it, even if i have access to the linux chipsets\ etc. kernels, i cant use them because i dont have the kernel\source code for the receptor OS. right?

lol\omg that sucks:bang:. well it wont make any difference if i had the source code anyway because i don't know the first about software development

i wonder if Muse is planing making the Receptor OS like FX-max. if so, then my dreams would have come true. fx max is "alright" but it doesnt have uniwire 1.1[/quote]

you guys are stressing too hard.
the sources are there on the ftp site.
I posted the links a while back (forget which), on a idea that that me and OGG where trippin on.
just extract the "rpm" while inside /, dont forget "linux-headers" and "gcc".
and copy your .config file before you kill the original

remember....this IS source so build your kernels with the NEW motherboards you have.....use "cat" against "/proc" to find out your exact chipset types ignore those books that came with your motherboard and graphics cards

have fun.

djbassay2k5 · Post by **djbassay2k5** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:36 pm

lol like i said, i dont know the first about this level of computer technology

UltraJv · Post by **UltraJv** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:49 pm

It would take a lot of work to get receptor os working on a different mobo. How are the LCD display and front panel switches and midi/audio connected? Is the source code available to drive that? Not a 5 minute conversion. Im not sure Muse would even like this discussion.

oGG · Post by **oGG** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:06 pm

UltraJv wrote:How are the LCD display and front panel switches and midi/audio connected? Is the source code available to drive that?

The LCD is connected via a standard serial port and is as far as I can tell driven by Muse's GUI application. So as long the kernel have serial port supported it should work. The audiocard (both audio and midi) is a specially made PCI audiocard but it uses generic ALSA drivers (this is an educated guess, or perhaps an uneducated one =D).

So to answer the second question above, no, the source is not avalible to drive that since it's driven by Muse's VST host application (still guessing).

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Olle Gustafsson

Paul David · Post by **Paul David** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:22 am

I've been looking at the kernel & ALSA sources posted here. If they compile OK, maybe a board like the ASUS P5B-VM-DO will suit. The Core Duo processors should suit the Receptor well since they're used in laptops and the Mac Mini. I'm in Australia and my Receptor's out of warranty so this is my best option.

I'm also looking at buying a Wacom PL-510 which has linux drivers for 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. It'd be brilliant to be able to manipulate plugins directly, almost like two dimensional hardware.

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